Open Eye Gallery Visit

Taking advantage of a free trip to Liverpool, visiting the Open Eye Gallery was a treat for a day. Exhibiting work by Craig Easton, from his projects entitles “Is Anybody Listening?” and “Thatcher’s Children”, The visit was a great insight into the kind of work that this particular photographer produces. Quite documentary, the work presented themes of class division, comments on immigration and the poverty line, as well as the overall message of quotidian, everyday life, for many people.

Seeing the work in person certainly did it more justice than just seeing it on a screen or and advertisement broadcasting what work would be featured in the gallery for that particular exhibition. Being able to see something tangible and to be present with it is an experience like no other. The stories behind the works intrigued me by the hidden context that can only be discovered by delving into the work for oneself.

Although Easton’s practice and methods of making work differ from my own, he works in film and I work primarily with digital format, I still admire the pieces that he chose to present.

A big thank you goes out to Dr Yan Wang Preston for organising the trip and for swindling a deal for the gallery to open put of hours to allow for the visit.